Question

I NEED HELP ASAP!!! A country recently had $800 billion worth of domestic investment and its residents purchased $400 billion worth of foreign assets. If foreigners purchased $100 billion of this country’s assets, what was this country’s saving? Explain how your found your answer.

Answer 1

Answer: $500 billion

Explanation:

The country's savings will be explained below:

Savings = Domestic Investment + Net Capital Outflow

where, the net capital outflow will be:

= exports - imports

= $100 billion - $400 billion

= $-300 billion

Therefore, the country's savings will be:

= Domestic Investment + Net capital Outflow

= 800 + (-300)

= 800 - 300

= $500 billion